Hey guys and gals, welcome to the next chapter of Gotcha! ChemyxSympho and this chapter we will be adapting the next part of the anime.
You know what that means, we'll be introducing Chris into the story next alongside something you won't see coming.
I have come up with a lot of new ideas for this story now that I'm out of the break that I can't wait to begin implementing.
So with that said, how about we get this chapter started
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except my Oc's
Hibiki and Miku's room
Third person P.O.V.
"UGGGGHHHH!" Hibiki groaned, as she worked on some homework. "First I couldn't make time for the attack today and now I have to work on this."
She then yawned and rubbed her eyes a bit as she looked at the work she had done so far "And I don't even know if I'm close to done yet."
'...Tsubasa had to fight alongside Gotcha-senpai on her own…I hope nothing happened to her…' she thought, looking down while tapping her pen on the table.
Hibiki frowned as she remembered the face of Tsubasa when they freed her from the Malgam, tears streaming down her face as she fell unconscious 'Tsubasa was crying…she had all these emotions held up in her all this time…'
"You seem tired."
"WAH!" Hibiki yelped, before looking over to see Miku walking in "Ah Miku, yeah just finishing off this report…how was Elpis."
"She was fine, apparently she was still exhausted from earlier…guess we did kind of push her to come with us so we just got her some medicine and went back to her place, Mayuki-san even gave us dinner as thanks" she said, lifting up the bag.
"Ah! Awesome, I'm starving" Hibiki reached for the bag but Miku moved it out of the way.
"Not until you finish the report, if you get distracted now you won't make it to the deadline" Miku told her, putting the food away.
"Mou…fine." Hibiki pouted, as she got back to work.
Things got quiet after that as Hibiki continued her work, but Miku soon looked over at her "So…where did you end up going…"
"Oh um well, Yuya asked for help with something important and I didn't really have time to explain," Hibiki explained, hoping that explanation would work.
"...That would explain the call I got from him or well Elpis got" Miku said as Hibiki had a surprised look before shaking her head.
"Um y-yeah" she smiled, 'Wow that was lucky, thank you Yuya!'
Hibiki then noticed something moving around in Miku's bag which caught her attention "Uh Miku…did you bring something home?"
"Oh that's right, I should introduce her" Miku smiled, grabbing a card and placing it on the table.
'A card? Kinda looks familiar…' "Unicon!" "WAH?!"
Hibiki jumped back in surprise as the card suddenly came to life and moved up and around her.
"I found her last night outside our balcony, not sure what it is but I decided to take care of her until I can find out what she is." Miku explained with a soft smile.
"R-Right" Hibiki nodded holding up Unicon "She kinda looks like the same cards the Kamen Rider uses."
"Now that you mention it…" Miku blinked, "It would explain the design on the card's back as well…do you know the Kamen Rider?"
"Uni~ Unicon!" The Chemy nodded, before jumping back down onto the text.
"Hehe, I think that's a yes."
Hibiki blinked as she saw her interacting with the Chemy. 'Huh…I wonder if this is why Gotcha-senpai is collecting the Chemies…so people can interact with them in peace.'
Ding dong!
"Hmm? Who's that" Miku questioned, as Hibiki got up to get the door.
"Yo" Houtaro waved with a smile, surprising Hibiki.
"Eh?! Ichinose-san? What are you doing here?" Hibiki questioned, while Miku walked up.
"Hibiki…who's this?" She asked, with a wary look.
"Oh um well this is-" "Hey, I'm here new tutor Ichinose Houtaro you must be her roommate."
"A Tutor? When did you get that." Miku questioned, crossing her arms.
"The school assigned me to her since she's been having some difficulties keeping up, we were supposed to work on your report together, remember?" Houtaro said, with a wink.
"O-Oh that's right! Sorry I completely forgot" Hibiki gasped, quickly moving to her desk to get the report she was writing.
"You still use Paper and a pencil? What are you from the stone age." Houtaro teased, as Hibiki stuck her tongue out.
"Shut up! It's way easier this way." Hibiki pouted, while Miku looked up at Houtaro.
"You two seem…close, I'm surprised she never mentioned you" Miku said, as Houtaro shrugged.
"Well this was a pretty recent decision, not surprised if she didn't have time to mention it" Houtaro told her.
"Yeah sorry that I didn't tell you Miku, just kinda slipped my mind" Hibiki apologised.
"Well alright…just don't forget the promise you'll get this done. We might not be able to see the shooting stars like we promised if you're busy"
"Well of course" Hibiki smiled, before the two left.
"Phew, thanks for helping me. I was struggling a lot" Hibiki thanked, as the two walked down the hallway.
"No problem, thought you could use the help" Houtaro shrugged "Don't tell her I told you this, but apparently even Tsubasa she has trouble balancing Idol work, Symphogear work and school work as well."
"Wow really?! Tsubasa-san always seems so cool headed though." Hibiki blinked, looking down and smiling a bit.
"We also should talk a bit about your new friend," Houtaro said, making Hibiki blink.
"New friend…" Hibiki muttered, gulping when she realised "Oh…you mean Unicon."
"Heard you guys talking about her outside the door, don't worry you guys aren't in trouble" Houtaro assured her.
"Okay…are you going to be taking her away?" Hibiki asked, with a raised eyebrow
"Hmm, nah."
"EH?!" Hibiki blinked, looking at him.
"The only real danger Chemies actual have depends on the malice of humans, as you saw with Tsubasa the other day" Houtaro told her making the girl flinch "As long as you two treat the Chemy well I don't see a problem with letting you keep her around."
"Oh, thank goodness" Hibiki sighed, clearly relieved, making Houtaro smile.
"As long as you do well in your essay's of course." he told her, making Hibiki blink before shakily nodding.
"O-Of course…" Hibiki sighed, as they walked to the base.
Ouroboros Realm
Third person P.O.V.
"Phew" Yuya sighed, returning to normal after training a bit with Elpis "Thanks for helping me out with that."
"No problem, sorry I couldn't help you last time, guess I was more tired than I thought" Elpis apologised, remembering the fight Yuya had with her sisters earlier that day "Are you it's a good idea for Miku to keep the Chemy?"
"I mean, the only real danger Chemy actually possesses depends on the malice of humans, like with Tsubasa the other day. As long as she treats the Chemy well I don't see a problem letting her keep the Chemy around."
"I see…another one other thing, don't you think you've been pushing yourself a lot" Elpis asked, also returning to normal as she sat down next to Yuya "You're still bothered by what happened the last time you fought my sisters, aren't you?"
Yuya was silent at that which all but confirmed Elpis's suspicion "I knew it, it is still bothering you isn't it."
"Of course it is," Yuya stated, "Because I wasn't strong enough, some of the Chemies… our friends, got taken by your sisters."
"Yuya, it wasn't your fault. They had clearly planned and timed this to happen, but we're going to get them back." Elpis assured him.
"Yeah I know…I just can't help but feel useless…like I was supposed to protect the Chemies but I failed…"
Elpis was silent at this before looking down at the ring that Daybreak had given her "Well you're not the only one who feels that way" Elpis admitted, making Yuya blink.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Yuya asked, with a raised eyebrow.
"I mean…think about it, the only things I've ever managed to beat on my own were the Noise, I got knocked out protecting you from the Malgam that Tsubasa turned into and I even had to have the armour take control of me to beat Lachesis and I don't even have my Alchemy anymore." Elpis explained.
"But didn't you just get that new Alchemist Ring from Daybreak?" Yuya asked, with a raised eyebrow.
"Not that it actually responds" she scoffed, raising her hand to try and use her alchemy but nothing happened "See…"
"Ah…still Elpis, you're far from useless" Yuya told her "I would have no idea what I'm supposed to do with this mission, I'd still be the dumb kid trying something new out and giving up just as quickly every week, always looking for my Gotcha."
Yuya then leaned back as a soft small came to his face "You're like my guiding light, Elpis."
"A guiding light…" She muttered, before blushing a bit and looking away while getting up.
"You alright?" "I'M FINE! I'M FINE! LET'S JUST GO!"
"?" Yuya questioned, with a raised eyebrow before shrugging as he got up and summoned Steamliner to take them home.
"Hmm, looks like it's time to take off…"
As Steamliner flew off, a grappling hook shot off and hooked onto the train. On the other end of the rope we see a woman holding on tightly while carrying several of the notes and books that had come from the lab on the Chemies and rider system.
Opening: Nibun no Ichi by Back On, lyrics by Jadenday Zero
I'm never alone, I know that our hearts are connected by fate
In a dark void we see Yuya standing in the city at night with his eyes closed.
Knowing that makes me want to see ahead
His eyes slowly open up and widen at what he sees
Come on and let's go, and connect all the colours in our dreams
Turning around, Yuya grins as he offers a hand whoever's he's looking at
And make up a rainbow that shines, so brilliant in the sky
We move past him to see a beautiful rainbow next to the blue sky.
Giving up saying that nothing will change… Even losing my own strength just to move.
We see Hibiki on a park bench looking down while Tsubasa was in front of a dojo training with her sword.
"What's so fun thinking that all the time?" You said smiling as you walked ahead…
A light then shines as the two look up with determined looks in their eyes.
(YEAH)
Feeling lonely as my heart sub comes to FLASHBACKS
The scene cut's to Hibiki while transformed punching one of the noises in the face.
Synchronising with you and having no MASH UPS
It then switches to Tsubasa slashing another in half while also transforming.
I know that we can make it in RIGHT NOW, READY SET GO!
Finally we see Kamen Rider Gotchard running ahead before jumping into the air.
I'm never alone, ever since the day you said that to me Everything seems so possible and free
We see Gotchard on Goldash driving off a ramp into the sky, before landing on to the street and driving ahead.
Along with your, everlasting smile so big and happy So grab onto my hand so tightly,
We then switch Elpis looking up as she saw Gotchard driving towards her while reaching his hand out making her smile as she took it.
Together as we are, there's nothing that we can't overcomeI feel that way since you are here with me
Elpis was now on the back of Gotchard's bike as they drove through the street passing by several Chemies along the way.
You make the strength that is missing on the right side of me Our strength as one I know that we, We'll take off to sky!
The two then looked up to see three dark figures looking down on them before looking at each other and nodding.
Don't stand there, never DON'T STOP (Don't stop)
Gotchard and Hibiki were doing a double punch attack towards a group of noise together.
I'll never leave you DON'T CRY (Don't cry)
Switches to Tsubasa swinging down towards Gotchard who blocked the attack with his arm, as the two glare at each other.
You'll never be alone right here 'cause EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT
Yuya then pumps his arm as he and Elpis look up at the blue sky and the rainbow.
A few weeks later
Section 2
Third person P.O.V.
"Sorry I'm late!" Hibiki apologised, walking into the command room where Genjuro, Ryoko, Houtaro, Shinji and Tsubasa waited. "Class sort of went a bit longer than I expected."
"Let me guess, the teacher was all like 'the bell does not dismiss you, I dismiss you!'" Houtaro jokes only for Hibiki to look at him shocked.
"How would you know?!" she yelled, making some of the people in the room snicker.
"Good and now that we're all here, let's all be friends and talk," Ryoko called out, snapping her fingers as the screen lit up.
On the main monitor it wasn't long before a map was shown, the area where Lydian Academy was being the most prominent as various smaller dots with large radiuses began showing up all around it.
Genjuro looked towards the two newcomers, "Any opinions?"
"Lots of blips," Hibiki answered simply, which made Genjuro chuckle.
"You got that right. These spots are all places where Noise outbreaks have occurred over the past month. Not to mention that other group the Gotchard fights and their special Noise Variants." Genjuro explained, before looking at Hibiki "So tell us, how much do you know about the Noise, Hibiki?"
"Just what they tell us on TV or in the school," Hibiki admitted as she started counting off her fingers as she listed facts. "They are emotionless, mechanical, and only go after humans. The people they attack turn into carbon dust. There is no pattern to the time and place of their appearances, and they attack indiscriminately. They are widely seen as a serious threat to mankind."
"You did your homework," Genjuro said with an impressed tone.
"Hehe, literally." Houtaro snickered, while Hibiki scratched her cheek.
"Houtaro has been tutoring me to help me keep up, and we're working on an essay about the Noise," she explained.
"Well looks like you're getting top marks, the Noise were first recognised as a threat by the UN 13 years ago, but they had been observed long before that" Ryoko explained. "There are countless records dating back to ancient times from all over the world."
"We had suspected that many of the demons that appear in ancient legends and fables are in fact based on the Noise." Genjuro explained. "But now with the existence of these Chemies now in the picture we may want to rethink that theory."
"Actually Noise attacks are supposed to be very rare, it was only recently that Noise attacks have been common which is quite extraordinary. Makes you wonder if there is some kind of purpose behind it."
"A Purpose? You mean those girls that we fought with the Kamen Rider and his friend" Hibiki asked, turning her head.
"We can't say for certain, the Noise those girls summon seem to be very different from the Noise that appear naturally." he explained, showing a picture of a normal Noise and a Black and Gold variant."
"Lydian Music Academy's High School lies between all the outbreaks. The center is right above us." Tsubasa explained, finally pulling away from the drink she was having. "Someone, possibly these Sisters, Lachesis and Clotho or maybe even something else, is most likely targeting this are for what lies in Sacrist D: Durandal."
"Durandal?" Hibiki questioned, turning her head.
"It's like the Symphogear you have, a relic that's completely undamaged except for a small crack it's got" Houtaro explained.
"We keep below us on a level called the Abyss. We've been researching it under the supervision of the Japanese government." Aoi explained as she turned back from her control panel, "That's Durandal."
"Fragmented Relics such as Tsubasa's Ame no Habakiri or the shards of Gungnir in your chest aren't able to work without outside sources activating them, that why they can only be amplified and materialized as Symphogear by the song of the bearer." Sakuya explained "Our research indicates that undamaged relics, once activated, maintain 100% of their power, and that others can wield them too, not just the activator."
"And that of course is the Sakurai theory, but to even activate a Complete Relic, you need a significant amount of Phonic Gain." Ryoko explained wagging her finger which confused Hibiki.
"Two years have passed since then," Genjuro spoke up as he stood. "Maybe now Tsubasa's voice will…"
"But will the government permit us to activate it?" Aoi reminded me.
"There's a more basic problem," Sakuya added. "Based on our peace treaty, the United States is demanding that we hand over the treasure that is Durandal. We can't even consider activating it right now. We must take utmost care simply handling it, or this may turn into a diplomatic affair."
"The Americans have a hand in this as well?" Aoi asked.
"According to reports from Security, we have evidence that there have been tens of thousands of attempts to hack our systems over the last few months," Genjuro added. "Of course, we're not certain where these attacks are coming from, and we can't just accuse the Americans without hard evidence. However, we are investigating further. This is supposed to be our specialty, after all"
"Commander Kazanari." Shinji said, stepping in.
"I see. Is it already time?" Genjuro asked.
"Tonight we need to sort out the finer details of your album," Shinji told Tsubasa before noticing Hibiki's cursion expression.
This made him smile as he put on a pair of black rimmed glasses, before handing out business cards to Hibiki, "Ah you must be confused, in public I'm working as Tsubasa-san's manager."
"This is the first time I've been given a business card!" Hibiki admitted. "I have to keep it. Thank you!"
Ogawa and Shinji took their leave while Hibiki looked back at the others "So basically, all of the Noise attacks are something that's being done intentionally."
"More or less," Houtaro shrugged, crossing his arms.
"I'd hate to think someone is sending them against us intentionally," Hibiki admitted.
"Never fear!" Ryoko answered, "After all, this place is a stronghold of mankind, designed by the genius scientist Ryoko Sakurai who you'd normally only see on TV or in magazines. This whole structure mixes pagan and cutting-edge technology, so the enemy can't even get close."
"That puts me at ease," Hibiki gave a bow.
"Welp for now, how about we get something to drink" Houtaro suggested, before noticing Hibiki looking down "You okay?"
"Yeah I'm just wondering…why do people have to fight…why would the person doing this sending the Noise to hurt so many people" "Maybe because humanity is cursed."
"WAH!?" Hibiki yelped, jumping back a bit and looking at the smiling Ryoko.
"You're so cute~" she smiled, as Hibiki sweatdropped "Maybe I should make you mine before someone else gets you~"
Tachibana household
Third person P.O.V.
"Hey sis, what's with the sudden call?" Yuya asked, sitting on his bed as he had a video chat with Hibiki while some of the Chemies hung around his room.
"Hi Yuya, I just felt like having a chat!" Hibiki beamed, crossing her arms "So how's school been for you, I heard you were looking for a club to join?"
"Well I go from time to time but we usually just hang around the club room or go out for ages" Yuya shrugged "Most of the time they have some family stuff to handle."
"Family stuff? All of them" Hibiki questioned, turning her head.
"Oh they're all siblings, adopted but still siblings" Yuya clarified as Hibiki nodded.
"Cool! I've mostly been trying to get some of the essay's I let pile up done" Hibiki told him.
"Heh, bet you miss having me around" Yuya snickered, as Hibiki moved up,
"Mostly, but one of the teachers actually offered to help tutor me" Hibiki explained "He's been pretty helpful too, actually I think you'd really like Ichinose-san."
"Huh, kinda like the Rich kid from school" Yuya muttered, before smiling "I'll take note of that."
The two continued chatting about the kinds of stuff they had been doing since the last time they saw each other, until finally there were only a few things they wanted to talk about.
"Oh yeah, if I get my essay done Miku and I are going to the Star Shower tomorrow do you and Elpis wanna come too?" Hibiki asked, while Yuya crossed his arms.
"I'll see what she thinks about it, but it's a definite maybe" Yuya nodded, with a smile before noticed Hibiki suddenly go quiet "Something up?"
"Hey Yuya…could I get your opinion on something" Hibiki asked, with a bit of a frown.
"Hmm? Sure, what's up." Yuya asked, turning his head.
"Well… this is just completely hypothetical, but…just imagine you're the Kamen Rider" Hibiki suggested, making Yuya chuckle a bit.
"Will be a bit hard but I'll give it a try," Yuya nodded, while Hibiki gulped.
"Okay…so, imagine you're the Kamen Rider and you've been fighting the Noise for a while now…but you find out that there's a chance that these Noise attacks are happening intentionally." Hibiki explained.
"So like…someone has been sending out the Noise?" Yuya asked, with Hibiki nodding.
'Don't know if this is true or not…wouldn't hurt to ask Elpis about it' he thought, before shaking his head "So what else."
"Well I was just wondering…if you were in that situation, what would you do? Like you can't exactly not do something but would you really want to fight another person?" Hibiki asked, looking down.
Yuya was silent for a moment, crossing his arms as he tried to think of an answer that would satisfy his sister.
"Hmm…if I was the Kamen Rider…I think I would at least want to find out why they are doing this" Yuya said, making Hibiki blink "I mean, conflict would be inevitable if this person is after something and you're in their way…but if you can understand why they are doing it, maybe you can convince them to join you, after all the best way to beat an enemy is to make them your friend right?"
"Huh…" Hibiki muttered, as she thought over what he said "That actually makes a lot of sense."
"Course I doubt this would work every single time but it's a good thing to keep in mind…if I was the Kamen Rider of course" Yuya quickly added.
"I get what you mean, thanks that helped a lot Yuya" Hibiki smiled, as Yuya nodded to it.
'...Ah, what the hell.'
"So Hibiki, why'd you wanna know?" Yuya asked, causing Hibiki's eyes to widen.
"Oh uh w-well I just k-kinda w-well u-um y-you see…" Hibiki scrambled, trying to figure out the right answer.
Yuya had to use all of his strength not to laugh at Hibiki's reaction as he watched her scrambling "Okay okay I get it, I get it."
"H-Huh" Hibiki blinked, looking at her brother both relieved but also confused.
"It's fine, if you really can't tell me then don't." Yuya told her as she looked at him.
"A-Are you sure?" She mumbled, with a worried expression while Yuya gave her a gentle smile.
"If it's that important to you that you can't tell anyone then I wouldn't want you stressing out over it." Yuya said, rubbing his head.
"You're really not mad that I'm keeping a secret from you?" Hibiki asked, making Yuya snicker.
"Of course not, if I was mad about you keeping a secret then you should be furious about the time I accidentally deleted the save data from your Pokemon game when we were kids and didn't tell you-" "YOU DID WHAT?! THAT WAS YOU?! YOU TOLD ME IT WAS A GLITCH?!"
"Ah uh, nothing haha, see you later sis. BYE!" Yuya quickly hung up before flopping back onto his bed.
"Ugh, can't believe I just blurted that" Yuya groaned, rubbing his head before hearing Chemy's chuckling.
"Come on guys! It's not funny!" Yuya yelled, but the creatures still laughed at him, which Yuya couldn't help but join in.
The next day
Lydian Academy
Third person P.O.V.
"My brain is all Bleeeegghhh" Hibiki groaned, as she tried finishing her last essay in the park of the school with Miku and their classmates Kuriyo, Shiori and Yumi sitting next to her "I feel like I'm cursed."
"Come on, stop complaining." Miku frowned, while eating her bento "The report is due today, remember?"
"Course I know that! That's why I'm working on it until the last minute!" Hibiki declared, with a determined look while her classmates fed her some of their bento.
"This isn't an anime you know, you aren't going to get it done in time. Wasn't that new tutor of yours meant to help you out?" Yumi asked, turning her head.
"He said he was busy today taking care of his…pet's, you know how it is," Hibiki explained, not wanting to tell them about the Chemies. "Besides! Aren't you all here to help me!"
"And we won't be able to do that if we stay around here distracting you." Shiori smiled, standing up "So how about a game of badminton up on top of the roof?"
"Ooh! That sounds like fun!" Yumi smiled, jumping up and onto her feet.
"Pretty good idea Shiori" Kuriyo agreed, before turning over to Miku "Do you wanna join us?"
Hibiki only smiled and shook her head "I'm okay, I'll stay and keep Hibiki company, I promised to help with her essay after all."
"Miku!" Hibiki squealed, almost to the point of tears.
"Well well, aren't you two close" Yumi teased, before turning around "Well suit yourself, let's go!"
After the others finally left Miku opened her bag, allowing Unicon to jump out.
"Uni, Unicorn!" Unicorn sighed, as it clopped around the grassy ground while still in the card.
"Hehe it's kinda funny to see her doing that while in the card" Hibiki giggled, looking at the Chemy.
"Yeah too bad we can't release her from the card, maybe we could ask the Kamen Rider if we ever see him again" Miku jokes "I do wonder what you were doing in our school, how did you end up here?"
"Unicon! Uni! Uni~!" Unicorn tried to tell them but it made Miku sweat drop.
"Nope, still can't understand you."
Hibiki hummed at that as she went back to working on her essay.
Furasu High School
Third person P.O.V.
"HAHA! Yes! And I win again!" Chiaki grinned, as her, Masaki, Yuya and Elpis played a game of cards while betting a box filled with candy.
"Man seriously, how in the world do you keep on winning?" Yuya groaned, as he placed his hand on the table.
"Hehehe, maybe it's because I'm just that good," Chiaki laughed, with a smug look on her face.
"Or maybe it's because you're playing with a beginner here" Elpis pointed out with a sigh.
"Okay okay everyone calm down" Masaki told the group, as he got the cards back together so that they would play the next round.
"By the way I've been wondering, what did you do with the footage you got on the Kamen Rider?" Yuya asked, causing Masaki and Chiaki to freeze up.
"Is something wrong?" Elpis asked, with a raised eyebrow while the two were trying to find the best way to explain it.
"Uuuhhhh" "Well you see, we kinda-" "The footage we got was corrupted and unusable, we ended up having to scrap it" Daichi explained, working on his computer.
"Aaaaahhhh" Yuya and Elpis nodded, while Masaki smiled.
"Yeah it was a bit disappointing but there's always next time" Masaki said, finishing up shuffling the cards "Anyway how about the next round?"
When Masaki said that, a notification was heard as they looked over at Daichi who had wide eyes.
"Looks like we'll have to cut the game short" Daichi told them standing up "It's ready."
Yuya and Elpis were confused by this but Masaki and Chiaki suddenly perked up.
"A-Are you serious! She finished it!" Masaki grinned, excitedly.
"Well it's only ready for a test but yeah" he told them, as Chiaki pumped her arm.
"Finally! We've been waiting for that thing to be done! They must be so glad!" Chiaki smiled.
"Um, what are you three talking about?" Elpis asked, with a raised eyebrow.
"Just something we've been working on for awhile now" Chiaki grinned getting up "Sorry to cut this hang sesh short, but we gotta go."
"Huh? Are you sure?" Yuya blinked, honestly surprised at this sudden change "We only just started."
"It's fine, we can just continue this next time," Masaki said, before the three siblings left the club room.
"Huh, well that was kind of weird" Yuya muttered, as he and Elpis were left in the club room on their own.
"Yeah, but I have to admit it was more enjoyable than I expected" Elpis admitted "I'm glad you convinced me to go."
"Hehe, anytime" Yuya smiled before thinking about something. "Hey by the way Elpis there's something I've been curious about."
"Hmm, what is it?" Elpis asked, turning her head.
"Considering you guys can summon the Noise, I was wondering if you knew anything about them" Yuya asked, while Elpis frowned.
"Not really, it's just something we've always been able to do…I never really questioned it, sorry if that wasn't the answer you wanted."
"Nah it's fine, can't exactly blame you…" Yuya shrugged "Oh yeah by the way, you will be busy after this?"
"Hmm? I don't think so, why?" Elpis asked, turning her head.
"Well Hibiki was going to go to see the star shower with Miku tonight and invited us, wanted to know if you were interested."
Elpis blinked when Yuya suggested, and she felt the sudden urge to look away from him "S-Sure that sounds fun…"
"Awesome, wanna go and get some food for it then…might need a lot if the Chemies want some too" Yuya suggested, with Elpis nodding before they got up and left the room.
Lydian Academy
Third person P.O.V.
Hibiki was in her teacher's office, the setting sun could be seen through the window as she sat quietly.
She had come in to turn in her late assignment, while looking very anxious to get out due to wanting to make it to the star shower like she promised Miku.
'It's been awhile since Miku and I have done anything together' Hibiki smiled, looking down.
'I've gotta make it up to her…especially since I've been distancing myself for a while now…'"Young lady, where are you looking at!?" "EEEP!"
But first she had to make sure her assignment checks out.
Meanwhile, outside the classroom, Miku was currently waiting for her best friend.
'Come on, how long is this going to take! It's been so long since me and Hibiki have gotten a chance to hang out together…and if Yuya and Elpis said yes about joining us then that'll be a plus'
The door then opened up, catching Miku's attention as she turned to see Hibiki walking out with a depressed aura around her.
"Sooooooo… what did she say?"
"'What is this chicken scratch? They look like hiero-somethings." Hibiki quoted depressingly.
"That wasn't my question." Miku said. "You were late, so did she accept your report?"
Hibiki then turned and gave Miku a bright smile. "She says she's making a special exception!" She then held out her hand for a high-five. "Hooray! I'm so tired!"
Miku went to give her a high-five, but the voice of their teacher stopped them. "Tachibana! Quiet down!"
Hibiki waited before speaking again. "We're going to see the shooting stars together after all!"
"Yup! Wait here, Hibiki. I'll go get our bags from the classroom." Miku said, turning around in the direction of their room.
"You really don't have to do that." Hibiki laughed, rubbing her head but Miku shook her head
"I don't mind, besides you've earned yourself a break." Miku insisted before running off.
Hibiki just smiled at her friend as Miku turned the corner. "Miku's so fast! No wonder she was on the track team."
Suddenly, Hibiki's phone rang, causing her to have a terrified face.
'O-Okay, m-maybe it's not Commander Kazanari calling in for another Noise attack… m-maybe it's Ichinose-san calling to hear the good news! O-Or maybe Yuya confirmed he's c-coming with us or…' Hibiki looked down at her phone, making her eyes widen.
Her face showed several different emotions from shock, to fear, to anger and then to sadness as she hesitantly took her phone, moving it up to her and answering it.
"Hello?"
City
Third person P.O.V.
"Phew that seems like enough" Yuya smiled, looking at the bag as he and Elpis walked down the street.
"Have you told the others that we were coming along?" Elpis asked, with a raised eyebrow.
Yuya then took out his phone and was about to type in Hibiki's number "Wait, isn't that your sister?"
"Huh?" Yuya blinked, turning his attention to see Hibiki stopping in front of a Subway entrance before her phone began to ring.
The two looked at each other and nodded, as they moved in closer to get a better look at what was going on.
"Sorry Miku…Something came up and…I don't think we'll be able to go to the star shower tonight…" Hibiki apologised, with a depressed look in her eyes.
"Huh…don't tell me…" Yuya muttered, before the two looked behind her into the subway and noticed some Noise.
"Oh no, Hibiki…Miku…" Elpis muttered, clutching her chest.
"Another important thing?" Miku asked, from the other end as Hibiki had the call on speaker.
"Yeah…"
"All right. That's fine then." Miku told her but still sounded hurt from this. "I'll leave the door unlocked, so don't get home too late…okay?"
"Thank you…and I'm sorry" Hibiki said, hanging up before glaring at advancing Noise behind her.
"Balwisyall nescell Gungnir tron…"
FLASH!
Suddenly, a bright orange light erupted above Hibiki's chest as her clothes were replaced with the Symphogear armour which equipped itself onto her.
Hibiki then opened her eyes and began singing while rushing down to fight the Noise.
"Poor Hibiki" Elpis muttered as the two got up before Yuya took out his Gotchadriver "Huh?"
"If we back up Sis and fight the Noise as fast as possible, we might be able to finish this in time for her to make it to Miku" Yuya suggested, making Elpis smile.
"That's a good idea, alright…let's do it" She nodded, taking out the Valvarusher.
"Hopper1! Steamliner! Lend me your power!" He proclaims himself slapping his driver on his waist as Hopper1 and Steam Liner cards flew into his hand.
"Hopper!"
He flips the Hopper1 as the back has a split face and inserts the Hopper1 card into his Gotchadriver slot.
"HOPPER1!"
A projection of the Hopper1 card appears as Hopper1 pops out and flies around Yuya while he lifts up the Steamliner card.
"Steam!"
Then he inserted it to the left side of the slot.
"STEAMLINER!"
Then another card projection with Steamliner popping out of the card appears on his left.
Yuya spread both arms and then made a few poses with his hand before moving them to the front.
"Henshin!" He yells before he pulls the two levers out with the two cards moving in towards each other, combining the split faces into one.
GOT~CHANKO!
The holographic Hooper1 and Steamliner jump out of the cards while Yuya was encased in a large beaker with fire at the bottom.
Hopper1 and SteamLiner entered into the Beaker, both turning into energy as they wrapped around and merged with Yuya, transforming him into Kamen Rider Gotchard.
STE~AM HOP~PER! (Hopper!) (Hopper!)
Meanwhile Elpis started by cranking the sword blade to the side which released the slot for the card from the chamber.
GAKIN!
She then inserted the Mad Wheel card before closing the chamber on the sword.
MAD WHEEL! GOKIN!
Elpis raised the sword as sparks started surrounding the blade before she closed her eyes "Ironize!"
VALVARUSH!
"G-Gah!" Elpis grunted, gritting her teeth as sparks coursed through her body when she pulled the trigger of the sword causing Mad Wheel to shoot out before spinning around her.
TUNE UP! MAD WHEEL!
Mad Wheel then broke apart before it merged with her body, causing a suit of armour to form around her transforming her into Kamen Warrior Valvarad.
The two rushed forward into the Subway to chase after Hibiki and help her out.
Meanwhile with Hibiki
(Play Gekisou Gungnir)
We see Hibiki running down the stairs of the Subway, punching and kicking each of the Noise in her way as she made her way towards the bottom of the stairs.
"We've detected something big inside there. Tsubasa will be there soon, just hold out until then" The voice of Genjuro told her as she made it to pass scanners where there was Noise waiting for her "And don't be reckless."
"Got it!" Hibiki nodded, glaring at the Noise in front of her, specifically one with several balls growing out of it "I'll do what I can!"
She then jumped over the pass scanners and punched one of the Noise, sending into one of the pillars as it crumbled to dust.
One of the blob Noise moved around and jumped toward her, but Hibiki spun around and threw a kick at the Noise instantly killing it.
"Huh?" She blinked, as several of the balls were thrown towards before they started exploding.
She barely had time to guard herself before the rubble fell on top of her, which pinned her while the big Noise ran away.
However under the rubble, Hibiki was only getting angrier as she gritted her teeth and gripped her hand "I…wanted to see them."
BOOM!
"I WANTED TO SEE THE SHOOTING STARS!" Hibiki yelled, pushing the rubble off of her before she dashed towards the remaining Noise.
"I WANTED TO WATCH IT WITH EVERYONE! YUYA! ELPIS! AND MIKU!" she screamed, punching and kicking through each of the Noise that were surrounding her.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" she screamed, as before dashing forward.
As this was happening, Hibiki was being monitored in Section 2 "Hibiki! Can you hear me! Hibiki."
"Huh, looks like Hibiki-chan has gotten all mad…" Ryoko hummed, crossing her arms "She can't even hear us, I wonder if this is a side effect of the Relic inside her?"
Suddenly beeps were heard while Aoi's eyes widened "Sir! I'm detecting several power signatures converging onto the area."
"What?" Genjuro gasped, looking toward Aoi "How many are you detecting?"
"Uncertain, but I would say 4 or maybe 5? One of them is very unstable so I can't tell" She stated, as Genjuro looked at the screen.
"Damn it…Hibiki! Can you hear me! Hibiki!" Genjuro yelled.
Meanwhile on the station platform we see the Big Noise running down the platform while landing on the end of the stairs.
"How dare you…" she muttered, slamming the wall leaving a large crater while Noise formed near her. "HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME BREAK MY PROMISE TO THEM!"
"My heartfelt words…my world full of peace…and my dreamy everyday life…" Hibiki muttered, shadows covering her face except for two glowing red eyes.
"HOW DARE YOU TAKE IT ALL AWAY FROM ME!" She screamed, as she killed one of the Noises that moved towards her with a kick.
"I HAVE TO KEEP SO MANY SECRETS FROM MY BROTHER!" She yelled, grabbing one of the blue Noise and ripping it in half with her bare hands.
"I COULDN'T STAY WITH ELPIS WHEN SHE WAS IN PAIN!" She yelled, while landing on an Orange Noise while ripping its head off.
"I HAD TO LEAVE AND BREAK MY PROMISE TO MIKU!" she growled, punching through one Noise and slamming another to the ground.
"I'LL DESTROY YOU! ALL OF YOU! YOU HEAR ME!" she growled, stamping and grinding the Noise into the ground.
She then heard something land in front of her before looking up and throwing a punch "NOW DIE!"
"STOP!"
"Huh?!" She gasped, snapping out of it as her punch was caught by Gotchard while Valvarad stood behind him blocking several of the bombs that were thrown towards them.
End song
"Gotcha-senpai…Valva-senpai…AH!" she yelped, jumping back "I-I'm so sorry!"
"Heh, it's alright but you were going a little crazy back th-huh?" He blinked, as the Big Noise suddenly bombed out the roof of the tunnel leading outside.
"We don't have time to talk right now, we should go after that" Valvarad said, running ahead and quickly attaching the Gekicopter arm to fly up through the hole to get to the Noise.
"We have to follow her" Hibiki declared, but Gotchard stopped her "Huh? What are you doing?"
"I just wanted to say something," Gotchard told her, making Hibiki blink. "I understand you're worried you're letting everyone around you down and it's okay to be frustrated about it, but don't forget what you're fighting for."
"What…I'm fighting for?" Hibiki questioned.
"A world full of peace? A dreamy everyday life? No one would have that if we weren't here fighting to protect it, so who are you fighting for? Someone you love enough that you'd want to protect them."
"...My best friend…my brother…my mom…and my grandma…" Hibiki counted then while Gotchard smiled at that.
"Then keep them in your heart and never forget who it is you're fighting for." He told her, pointing at her chest with his fist.
"Now come on, we shouldn't keep Valva- eh?" Gotchard blinked, as Hibiki rushed forward and hugged him.
"Thanks…I needed that"
"Heh, no problem," Gotchard smiled, hugging her back.
Park
Third person P.O.V.
"Geh…" Valvarad growled, raising her sword to protect her from the Noise's bombs "I need to get closer to it."
The Noise roared, as it threw more bombs her way but thanks to the copter arm she was able to fly up into the air to dodge the explosion.
She then raised her sword and began shooting at the Noise with the end of her sword which the Noise was forced to move out of the way from.
It then threw more bombs towards her but she used the gatling gun on the copter arm to cause them to explode.
"Now's my chance" Valvarad said, pulling the cord on the back of the sword causing the blade of the copter to glow.
VALVARA BREAK!
"HAH!" Valvarad yelled, throwing the copter-like saw which sliced into the Noise and knocked it into the air.
Before she could finish it another energy slash came shooting towards the Noise causing a large explosion killing it.
"Huh?" Valvarad blinkied, before noticing Tsubasa landing nearby "Oh…it's you."
Tsubasa turned to Valvarad with a raised eyebrow "How do you two keep showing up at the same time as us."
"Honestly, most of the time it's just the right place at the right time." Valvarad told her making Tsubasa sighed
They then heard some landings before looking over to see Gotchard and Hibiki jumping out of the hole.
"Tsubasa-san…" Hibiki muttered, looking at her fellow Symphogear user who glanced at her "I…I have people to fight for too…that I want to protect!"
Tsubasa was silent for a moment before she suddenly heard something "Move! Something here!"
"Huh-gah!" Hibiki cried, as she was kicked and sent flying back only for Gotchard to catch her.
"You okay?" he asked, and she nodded before the two looked at who kicked her only for their eyes to widen.
The figure in question had a suit composed of a fully black undersuit and a glossy navy black armour made to look like a skeleton on the fore-arms, legs, shoulders and chest, with orange and yellows coloured sections on the gaps between the bones, with a circular chamber on the center of the chest also done in the same yellow-orange with a concentric navy black knob. The helmet, while skeletal in design, using the same glossy navy black bone structure, it looked more like that of a demon with two horizontal pieces sticking to the sides and two vertical ones combining with the top horizontal to make horns, while the lower horizontal connected to a shot vertical one formed the mouth guard, the helmet also had the same yellow and orange fillings between the bones on the mouth guard and on top of the head where it was divided into four pieces by three bone lines, with two yellow eyes in between the horizontal gap, with a yellow bead adorning the forehead bone.
"A…Kamen Rider…?" They all muttered, looking as the figure stood there silent.
"AH!" Valvarad grunted, as she raised her sword to defend against several bullets that flew towards her.
Everyone looked to see another rider that looked the exact same, except instead of a scarf it wore a white poncho with a pair of guns in its hand,
"What is going on!" Tsubasa yelled, before moving out of the way as another of the riders came jumping down to attack her..
This one also looked the same except it had a trench coat around its waist and going down its legs and its weapons were a pair of twin knives.
"Kuku, wow I'm surprised you were able to notice" They heard, as all four of them looked to where the voice came from.
Walking out of the shadow was a girl with purple eyes and long lavender hair that fell down to her knees which was split in two twin tails. She wore an armour that was silver in colour with green games and a purple like chain hanging on the shoulders. The bottom half of the suit was a light blue skin tight suit with diamond patterns going down the legs.
"You all are much sharper than you look" she stated, giving them an evil smirk.
Everyone's eyes widened, but unlike the others Tsubasa was shocked at the armour she wore rather than her sudden appearance.
"The…The Nehushtan armour…but that's impossible!"
Section 2
Third person P.O.V.
NEHUSHTAN ARMOUR
"Impossible!" Genjuro yelled looking at the screen as the name of the relic they thought was lost popped up.
He then stood up and lifted the communicator "Get there now! Work with the Kamen Riders and get that armour no matter what!"
Down below Houtaro had a shocked face as he looked at the screen 'No no no, how is this possible! This is way too soon!'
He then glanced up at Genjuro who nodded before the two turned around and left the room to back up the others.
However as they left, they didn't notice that one more energy signature was on the way.
And done! Woo boy, that was a quick turn around compared to the last chapter.
This is once again mostly a dialogue focused chapter, but considering next chapter would have a major focus on combat I thought it would balance.
Not only that but the appearance of not one, not two but three dreads!
I thought this idea would be a good way to shake up the Dread appearance and go more in depth with the idea that these are riders that learn from combat.
And if you were wondering whether they might be or you think you might have an idea, you are probably right…or, you'll have to look into the subtext.
But with that said, how about we get to the reviews.
Nextinfinite50: I'm going to be introducing some more male characters soon so just wait.
Dcd Gojira: Thanks
Arturwho: Thanks
Tenzalucard123: No, Miku will not become Majade. I just used Unicon as an easy way to get to Majade while connecting her with the Chemy plot.
SentoBestmatch:
You do not have to apologise, I actually really love how long your reviews are. It's just answering that's a bitch.
Yeah to be honest, since I've only watched season 1…Miku might be my least favourite character so you can see why I'd wanna go in and try to fix up her character a bit. I am not making her Majade, as I said this is just a way to get her connected to the Chemy plot, so I character with traits that are toxic alchemy could equally…well you'll see. Also the flashback bits are important to later in the story and notice she said, her memories and not my memories.
Believe me I noticed the thing with the Shirogane siblings and sort of rewrote their story halfway through…then did it again after I finished the chapter. Which you may have noticed during this chapter, but I did put a hint on how serious Chiaki and Masaki got after they went back into the forest and the ending may not be what you'd expect.
Yeah Houtaro is slowly becoming one of my favorite characters just for how on top of things he is and I like how he sort of became a mentor for multiple characters and not just Hibiki.
Well I wouldn't say they teamed up, more like they fought the same enemy but it is good that Tsubasa is okay with at least letting him by time so she can ready an attack.
But anyway with that said don't forget to review and favourite this story and of course.
See you next chapter